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William Shakespeare (inventor)

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William Shakespeare Jr.
BornSeptember 21, 1869[1]
DiedJune 25, 1950(1950-06-25) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)Businessperson, entrepreneur and inventor
Known forInventing the level-winding fishing reel

William Shakespeare Jr. (September 21, 1869 – June 25, 1950) was an American inventor.

Shakespeare was born to William Shakespeare, Sr. and Lydia A. Markley in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1869.[1]

He invented the level-winding fishing reel.[2] Shakespeare also founded and was one of the key people of Shakespeare Fishing Tackle,[3] which he founded in 1897, as a fisherman aiming to improve the fishing-reel mechanism.

He was a traveling salesman of patent medicines.[4]

In addition to numerous fishing-tackle innovations, Shakespeare also received patents for camera equipment[5] and a carburetor.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
  2. ^ "William Shakespeare, Jr. | American inventor". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  3. ^ "Shakespeare Fishing". Pure Fishing.
  4. ^ "History of Shakespeare Company – FundingUniverse". FundingUniverse.
  5. ^ "Photographic shutter". Google Patents.
  6. ^ "Patent US1183125 - PEARE". Google Patents.
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